Outline of Pakistan

The Flag of Pakistan

The Coat of arms of Pakistan

An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Pakistan:

Pakistan – sovereign country located in South Asia.^[1] It has a 1,046 kilometres (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan in the west, Iran in the southwest, India in the east and China in the far northeast.^[2]

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Pakistan

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Pakistan
• Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Pakistani
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Pakistan
• International rankings of Pakistan
• ISO country codes: PK, PAK, 586
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PK
• Internet country code top-level domain: .pk

Geography of Pakistan

An enlargeable topographic map of Pakistan

Geography of Pakistan

• Pakistan is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • South Asia
        • Indian subcontinent
      • Iranian plateau
  • Time zone: Pakistan Standard Time UTC+05, Pakistan Summer Time UTC+06
  • Extreme points of Pakistan
    • High: K2 8,611 m (28,251 ft) – second highest mountain on Earth
    • Low: Arabian Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 6,774 km

 India (including the disputed LoC is 2,912 km)

 Afghanistan 2,252 km

 Iran 909 km

• Coastline: Arabian Sea 1,046 km

• Population of Pakistan:
• Area of Pakistan: 803,940 km²
• Atlas of Pakistan

Environment of Pakistan

An enlargeable satellite image of Pakistan

Environment of Pakistan

• Climate of Pakistan
• Environmental issues in Pakistan
• Ecoregions in Pakistan
• Renewable energy in Pakistan
• Geology of Pakistan
  • Earthquakes in Pakistan
• Protected areas of Pakistan
  • Biosphere reserves of Pakistan
  • National parks of Pakistan
• Wildlife of Pakistan
  • Flora of Pakistan
  • Fauna of Pakistan
    • Birds of Pakistan
    • Mammals of Pakistan
    • Fish of Pakistan
    • Amphibians of Pakistan
    • Reptiles of Pakistan

Natural geographic features of Pakistan

• Glaciers of Pakistan
• Islands of Pakistan
• Lakes of Pakistan
• Mountains of Pakistan
  • Volcanoes in Pakistan
• Rivers of Pakistan
  • Waterfalls of Pakistan
• Valleys of Pakistan
• List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan

Government and politics of Pakistan

Politics of Pakistan

• Form of government:
• Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
• Elections in Pakistan
• Political parties in Pakistan

History of Pakistan

History of Pakistan

• Economic history of Pakistan
• Military history of Pakistan

Culture of Pakistan

Culture of Pakistan

• Architecture of Pakistan
• Cuisine of Pakistan
• Ethnic minorities in Pakistan
• Languages of Pakistan
• Media in Pakistan
• National symbols of Pakistan
  • Coat of arms of Pakistan
  • Flag of Pakistan
  • National anthem of Pakistan
• People of Pakistan
• Prostitution in Pakistan
• Public holidays in Pakistan
• Religion in Pakistan
  • Buddhism in Pakistan
  • Christianity in Pakistan
  • Hinduism in Pakistan
  • Islam in Pakistan
    • Ahmadiyya in Pakistan
  • Judaism in Pakistan
  • Sikhism in Pakistan
• List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
• Tribes in Balochistan
• Category:Punjabi tribes
• Tribes in North-West Frontier Province
  • Afridi
  • Orakzai
  • Bangash
  • Khattak
  • Mahsud
  • Marwat
  • Mohmand
  • Wazir
  • Yusufzai
• Tribes in Punjab
• Tribes in Balochistan
  • Baloch people
  • Hazara people
• Tribes in Sindh
  • Bhil
  • Kolhi
  • Sami people
  • Khati
  • Bhangi
  • Rabari
  • Charan
  • Sati
  • Lohar
• Tribes in Gilgit-Baltistan
  • Balti people
  • Shina people
  • Burusho people
  • Dard people
  • Domba
  • Yashkuns

Economy and infrastructure of Pakistan

Economy of Pakistan

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2009): 44th (forty-fourth)
• Agriculture in Pakistan
• Banking in Pakistan
  • National Bank of Pakistan
• Communications in Pakistan
  • Internet in Pakistan
• Companies of Pakistan
• Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
  • ISO 4217: PKR
• Economic history of Pakistan
• Energy in Pakistan
  • Energy policy of Pakistan
  • Oil industry in Pakistan
• Health care in Pakistan
  • Family planning in Pakistan
• Mining in Pakistan
• Pakistan Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan
  • Airports in Pakistan
  • Rail transport in Pakistan
  • Roads in Pakistan
• Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan

Education in Pakistan

Education in Pakistan

See also

Urdu language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Western Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sindhi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pashto language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kashmiri language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pakistan

• Ba'ab-ul-Islam
• Index of Pakistan-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Pakistan-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Pakistan

• Government of Pakistan
• The President of Pakistan
• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• Pakistan travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Outline of Pakistan at Curlie (based on DMOZ)